Science Planner

Overview

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm, with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.

How will your days be spent

• This position will work on programming and planning parameters including lab functional models, lab staffing, departmental relationships and detailed lab design.
• Participate in client and user group interviews for needs assessment and implement lab planning documentation. Understand lab equipment and its impact on research spaces.
• Work with team members and consultants, programming projects, conducting site visits, and all necessary communications and documentation needed to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Work directly with multi-disciplinary teams and deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Participate in client presentations and project meetings.

What you bring to this role

Experience:

• Minimum of three years of recent science planning experience with a focus in laboratory facilities for higher education, vivariums, pharmaceutical, government or process planning required.
• Knowledge of codes, standards and guidelines as related to labs, individual municipalities, State, IBC, ADA, ANSI, NFPA, NSF, cGMP and cGLP preferred.

Software:

• Revit proficiency required.
• AutoCAD preferred.

Education:

• Associates degree in architecture, engineering, planning or related field required; architectural degree preferred.
• Professional registration preferred.
• Sustainability accreditation preferred.

Flad offers a wide range of benefits including:

• hybrid work environment
• health, dental and vision insurance
• generous paid time off and paid holidays
• financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement

Annual base salary range is currently: $105,000 – $145,000. Actual starting salary will be within that range, and is dependent upon job-related education, knowledge, and experience.